Climate advocates across the Pacific will now prepare for the Pre-COP31 meetings in Fiji and Tuvalu, with the Pacific Islands Forum confirming the hosts recently.
350.org Pacific welcomes the announcement that Fiji will host the pre-COP31 meeting and Tuvalu will host a special leaders' component, under an agreement negotiated between Australia and Turkey.
Fenton Lutunatabua, 350.org Pacific & Caribbean Program Lead says: “We welcome the pre-COP31 meetings to our islands, but we expect the Pacific to serve as more than just a backdrop to these discussions.
As people on the frontlines, we expect leaders to not only bear witness to our realities, but to let this drive both the agenda and the expectations for COP31.
Meaningful leadership from impacted communities is important to secure COP31 outcomes that safeguard our future, especially as a current draft of the key COP31 agenda excludes any mention of fossil fuels – the leading cause of the climate crisis.
